This week's War College: Getting Geared

#1 - Feb. 9, 2012, 10:19 a.m.
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Why let US have all the fun right?!
Taken from the US forum.


This week, the topic of discussion is:

Getting Geared –Whether getting ready to jump into PvP with a new character or preparing for a new PvP season, it’s important to get enough Resilience on your items to be competitive. What are the best techniques you've found to gear up fast?

The battlefields of World of Warcraft are littered with the bones of those who have become casualties in the ongoing conflict between the Horde and the Alliance. You do not need to become one of them. One of the keys to victory is knowledge, and that is where the World of Warcraft War College enters the picture. In these discussions between players, you can learn and share strategies with other players to improve your tactics and improve your odds of emerging victorious from the field of battle.

Are you a veteran Gladiator with countless victories tallied? Are you new to World of Warcraft and striving to improve your PvP skills? In this weekly feature, we invite players of all skill levels to ask questions, share tips and tactics, and join a conversation dedicated to surviving and thriving in World of Warcraft PvP.

War College Thread Rules:
• Stick to the rules. All posts should abide by the forum code of conduct and these War College forum thread guidelines. Feel free to disagree with each other, but please do so respectfully. When you express opposing opinions, focus on the idea, not its author, their rating, or perceived skill level.
• Be constructive. The purpose of this thread is to share effective tactics and strategies; to adapt, overcome and become a better player based on current conditions. Claiming that a class, comp or strategy is overpowered isn’t conducive to learning better play and tends to just derail the discussion.
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  • Best way to get gear is find a healer or spec a healer
  • Never attack groups alone (You earn more honour when you’re alive)
  • Inspect everyone around you and stick with the best geared one, chances are they know what they’re doing!
  • Read what is going on in the /bg channel. You earn more honour when you winFor the more
    advance pvper who wants an edge in having a 3rd eye in pvp.
    http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info19148-Icicle.html
    Adds enemy cooldowns to their nameplates!

    This way you can have a heads up on what to expect in terms of cooldown. Want to know when that priest is going to fear you? When the warrior is ready to bladestorm? What about us pesky rogues. Kick / blind / vanish / perp / shadowdance you name it. It tracks it!

    http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/battlegroundtargets

    Shows all battleground enemies. Simple 'Enemy Unit Frame' for battlegrounds.

    It adds a small raid unit frame showing what spec / class they are. Very helpful for RBG target call outs and healers.
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    #3 - Feb. 9, 2012, 1:57 p.m.
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    Since I have been gearing up another alt for PvP recently, I found that one of the best ways to gear up is to queue with a few friends. Preferably having all three roles covered, someone to heal, do damage and in that rare case that you need a person to take the hits for you, a tank :)

    Overall though, I feel that the best way to gear is to not fuss about it ^^ The more fun I have, the faster it feels like the gear is rolling in. Lets hear what you all feel are the best techniques to gear up fast in PvP, do remember to keep in mind the rules of this discussion though :p